“Bad, quirky poetry might be better than some of the good stuff, because it really comes from the heart.”– Cheryl Hines Related Quotes “I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business.”– Henry David Thoreau “I would say that American poetry has always been a poetry of personal testimony.”– Mark Strand “Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind.”– J. Courtney Sullivan